Year: 2020

  • Simon’s New Water Table Toy

    Simon got a new water table from his grandmother for his birthday. It was finally warm and the weather was nice enough for us to put it together and play with.

  • Giraffe Pull Toy

    I made Simon a giraffe pull toy on wheels for him to play with. The main part is all spray painted plywood. I cut it out using a jig saw and just followed a simple line drawing I made on the piece of wood. I masked the whole thing off with masking tape and cut…

  • Small Kids Chair

    I built Simon a small chair for him to have on the patio next to ours. He won’t sit still yet, but maybe someday. I made a simple design based on the scrap wood I had from other projects. There are two rectangles for the seat and back with pocket hole joints. I used the…

  • Busy Board for Simon

    I built Simon a busy board so he can play with little connectors and doodads. He really like the door stop and the switches. I want to hook up a led to the switches at some point. The little door on the top right was just added, but he has been playing with this for…

  • Raised Garden Bed

    Amanda and I built a simple box for a raised garden bed. Its about 8x4ft and 12in tall. It held a lot of dirt. We bought 1 yard from the local city compost place and it took almost all of the dirt to fill it. We used this guys design from his youtube video. It’s…